The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-07
hAIUtINU IN VAUVUH,
Tho Joint Democratic caucus tonight bnl
iote1 FOR United States senator.
The first ballot resulted
caucus adiourncd 10 Tuesday night
SPECIAL LnoisLArtoN.

Inn hearing arguments ON tho power of
tins tfesent Legislature "a pass ppecial or
l0Hdfhills, the Judiciary Committee has al
dressed itself indusriously 30 the cansideraa
tdon ~ the matter, and white they still differ
widely on the subject the indications arc
that number Of such measures viii hc
passed, including among them tho new
charter hill enlafEng the city limits of
Jacksonville by taking in tho adjacent Buh
urban towns similar charters win pruha.
bis be granted 60 Palatka, Tampa and other
uities, including IN them the looming towns
W each. Tho incorporation of tniroad and
other corporations also Como under this class
OF legislation and viii In enacted az usual
ftr NEW COUNTIES
or the new counties proposed, two will
probably be established l,cc county will
he fufmed from rurt of Monroe. ami De
rotu will be made from part OF Munatec,
These two counties Of MONROE and Manatac
are Immense IN their territory and can well
afford 81 hc divided Tho division viii hc q
vfeat advantage 10 the citizens distant from
The court houses az now situated To the
formation of other counties from Orange,
rutnam, Bradford, Polk aud Alachua there
b. considerahle opposition, and they viii
piahahly not he established
GUARDING rnE TREASURY,
This Legislature is showing unusual care
n tho matter OF appropriations, and cuu-
Sdeir long and thoroughly all demands I've
fore any aio granted, aud in nearly every
Instance che amount granted is much lcs,
than assed for Moc aud mup opposition
b. the pon tax prerequisite bin " manifested
As that noastirp advances ON the calendars
Of the two ho,sca bat q is still Thought the
measure win I've pass,l when brought up
tor final action.
rnE RAILROAD COMMISSION,
Some of The provisions of the Railroad
Commission Hill are heing etlonuously op
pospd hut Il win hecoule a law with per,
haps few notifications IN les moSt rigid
provisions, lt viii he similar to che Geo,s
MIA law,
relpons from different SECTIONS of tho
State are already horo paVing the way
Tor their appointment s Commissioners
Should the htN he anprOvrd it Is said the
Eovernor win NSppolnt Judges Walker and
McIlelland, OF tho First aud Second cir,
cults, and ptain the present States attaN
neyS
irran paooan
Hon John ~ Si0omp who has been ap
pointed hy Gov N,t,y ludep ot the Circui,
Court IN Che Seventh Judicial circ,tt, was
horn In Hamburg, = G.. and when q child
Was h,0ught hy his father, llon James n
lA0ome, " Florida. aud the latter was
later on elected Governor ot the state
The new JudFw was elucatcd &C Mct>
cer CollegN Georgia, and tog,n On,
practice NJ law at FciNauliua, Eta
esom after Downing ot asye During
The war he srve,l IN the staff ot Cen
lNSe J. Finley, and after CIV,
CLOSE of ho,tilitieS he VmcyN
O. New York city. whclc he pract,,yNl hi
plofeSslon until 1874, when he rcturn,,i 1,
Florida and r,sunlcl The practice NJ law al
nclaNd. NoluSla coWntN, which has Sin,N
lscen his hOmN nc Was delcpate to a.,
hate Constitutional Convention W FlOrtla
and Cor seNcral WEARS was SurNNNur of Va
lnSia county, hc is courteous. plessan
gentlcnhan, and viii, Doubtless, p,N,vc a WI,
popular judicial ot'tCer IN oye NJ the ,u,,s
Important circuits IN the state THE c,he
Applicants tor the place wtqV NNh nop
Nranee countv ami quite No'uOe, thoug
fully QaliHed tor the high trust,